A flurry of two-out runs in the fourth and the sixth powered the Fisher Cats past the Akron RubberDucks on Saturday night at Canal Park. The two-out rallies provided a lift for new Fisher Cat Michael Lee, who worked six scoreless in his New Hampshire debut to even the series at one win each.

Mike McDade started the first two-out rally in the fourth with a lined home run to left, his seventh of the season to make it 1-0. Michael Crouse followed with a double, scoring when Yusuf Carter knocked a single to right field. Carter then scored to make it 3-0 when Matt Newman laced a triple to right field.

Leading 3-0, the Fisher Cats (58-62) added two more runs in the top of the sixth inning. With two outs, Crouse walked, and then took second on a wild pitch. Carter reached on an infield single to put runners at the corners. A few pitches later, Carter stole second on a pitch that bounced to the backstop to allow Crouse to score for a 4-0 lead. It was 5-0 when Carter scored on an error following an infield single by Newman.

The run support made it a more comfortable night for Lee, who was acquired by the Blue Jays in a trade from Arizona on Wednesday. The righty didn't have a perfect inning, allowing at least one base runner in each frame. But he held the Ducks hitless in seven at-bats with runners in scoring position, and stranded eight runners over his six innings. He left after giving up five hits and two walks with five strikeouts. Including his time with the Diamondbacks affiliates, he is now 9-6 on the season.

The Ducks got their only runs on a wild pitch and a groundout in the seventh against Richard Bleier. Bleier worked 1.2 innings before Dustin Antolin and Gregory Infante (S, 17) recorded the final four outs to secure the win.

Newman led the offense with three hits, all coming against starting pitcher Shawn Morimando (L; 1-4). Carter and Crouse both reached and scored twice, and Jon Berti added two more hits to give him 127 on the season, the third-highest total in the Eastern League.

The teams will meet for the final time in the series on Sunday afternoon at 2:05 p.m. Casey Lawrence (9-5, 2.85) goes for his tenth win against Akron righty Duke von Schamann (6-6, 3.83). Radio coverage begins at 6:45 p.m. with Tom Gauthier on WGIR 610 AM and www.nhfishercats.com.

The Fisher Cats return home to begin a six-game stand on Tuesday night against the Richmond Flying Squirrels. The opener of the series features a Fungo Bobblehead giveaway courtesy of Northeast Delta Dental. Tickets are available by visiting www.nhfishercats.com, stopping by the Fisher Cats ticket office, or by calling (603) 641-2005.